MORTON SUBOTNICK
The Wild Bull
1968 U.S. pressing

THIS was the follow-up to Subotnick’s groundbreaking and influential Silver Apples Of The Moon record, an album so far ahead of its time and innovative, that people are still baffled by it.

For me, The Wild Bull is equally as impressive, and pushes the mysterious sounds and tones of the Buchla synth out even FURTHER.

Subotnick read the ancient Sumerian poem of the same name, and felt that its subject of loss and grief correlated with these compositions he was working on.

Printed on the back of the album jacket, it’s an incredibly beautiful and moving poem, and it’s easy to see why Subotnick was so inspired by it.

Clocking in at just under 28 minutes, it’s a challenging but very rewarding listen as long as you approach it with the right set of ears, just like Silver Apples Of The Moon.

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MORTON SUBOTNICK
Silver Apples Of The Moon
1967 U.S. pressing

My favourite instrumental album of all time.

Took a personal day today, so I’m just going to stay home, draw and paint, and enjoy not doing anything and not moving.

This album is in the same class as the Fripp & Eno record in that it was WAAAY ahead of its time, and very important in pushing music forward into new realms, and was the very first piece of electronic music ever released by a record company. It’s even part of the Library Of Congress’ National Recording Registry.

Call it what you want. Classical, electronic, or just best-shit crazy. Whatever it is, it is a completely singular work of art from a time when literally NOTHING sounded like it.

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